Marie Louise Corridon Mortell (February 5, 1930 – May 26, 2010) was an American competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

and Olympic champion. Corridon was born in

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, but moved with her family to

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, when her father started his medical practice there. She attended Sacred Heart Academy in

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. She learned to swim at the age of 5, and demonstrated a natural ability as a swimmer. She was the

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(AAU) national champion in the 100-yard freestyle in 1948, and set a new U.S. record in the event. She won the 100-yard freestyle national championship again in 1950. Marie Corridon Mortell
, ''Westport News'' (May 28, 2010); retrieved October 4, 2012. Corridon competed at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

in London, where she won a gold medal as the lead-off swimmer of the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay. Corridon, together with her teammates

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and

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, set a new Olympic record in the event final. Individually, she also competed in the women's 100-meter freestyle, but did not advance to the final.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes
Marie Corridon
Retrieved October 4, 2012. After the Olympics, Corridon attended Marymount Manhattan College. She also worked for Avery Brundage, the long-time head of the

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Personal life

Corridon married William Edward Mortell, and together they had seven children. She died in

on May 26, 2010, aged 80.Tom Renner,
Norwalk Mourns Olympian's Death
" ''Norwalk Daily Voice'' (May 28, 2010). Retrieved October 4, 2012.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Corridon, Marie 1930 births 2010 deaths American female freestyle swimmers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Sportspeople from Norwalk, Connecticut Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics 21st-century American women

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